Dr.
Peggy Sharp will be presenting "What's New in Children's
Literature"(Grades K-8)
 http://www.peggysharp.com/
Tangible and measurable ways you'll impact your classroom or library media
center! Take advantage of Peggy's Best List of picture books, beginning-to-read
books, chapter books, novels, poetry, and non-fiction-from many of your
favorite authors! Discover dozens of instructional strategies using
this year's top children's titles in your language arts, social studies,
science, and math instruction. Learn the secret to selecting "good"
books - books that are well-written, engaging, and offer real kid appeal.
Motivate even your most reluctant readers with winning book selections
and instructional strategies. Put into action valuable strategies
for incorporating the top children's titles into your balanced literacy
program. Create a powerful literature-filled environment that encourages
children to read for themselves - for learning and for pleasure!
Stretch your budget even farther with Peggy's secrets for finding book
bargains as well as locating inexpensive and free learning materials and
resources. It can be overwhelming. Every year publishers are offering
over 5,000 new titles for children. And, every year librarians and teachers
are in a tangle of titles trying to locate the best books for their students.
Which books have the greatest kid appeal? Which books best translate into
ideas, projects, and activities for instruction? And, which books just
don't measure up to the publishing hype? Finding the answers can be tough.
But, it doesn't have to be. Dr.Peggy Sharp has made it her mission to explore
the vast jungle of new children's titles and create new learning strategies
based on the year's best books. That means teachers and librarians can
take advantage of the best books for instruction.for all levels of readers
across the curriculum. Preview the Best Books for 2003. This always popular
workshop begins with a survey previewing a wide array of children's titles
new for 2003. Peggy focuses the entire workshop on which books can best
be applied to your instruction. This is your opportunity to see what's
available to you and how you can use it in your program.
Dr.
Ross Todd
http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~rtodd/
Dr. Ross Todd is Associate Professor in the School of  Communication,
Information and Library Studies at Rutgers, the State University of New
Jersey, (New Brunswick, New Jersey).
Prior to this appointment he was Senior
Lecturer in the Department of Media Arts, Communication and Information
in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, at the University of
Technology, Sydney, Australia. Prior to his university appointment, he
was a secondary school teacher and teacher-librarian in Australian and
New Zealand schools.
His primary teaching and research interests focus on adolescent information
seeking and use. The research is multifaceted, and includes: information
and critical literacies with emphasis on digital information environments;
information technology and learning; cognitive information utilization
and knowledge construction; how school libraries and the role of teacher-librarians
may more effectively empower student learning; and knowledge management
and building schools as effective information-knowledge sharing communities.
He has published over 100 papers and book chapters on these areas, and
has been an invited speaker at many international conferences. Recently
he has given major addresses in Sweden, UK, Ireland, New Zealand, Canada,
and Australia.
His current research focuses on three key themes:
1. Examining the impact of implementing
an inquiry-based approach to learning centering on the Information Search
Process developed by Professor Carol Kuhlthau on student learning
outcomes;
2. Understanding more fully the
cognitive dynamics of adolescent information seeking and use, with particular
emphasis on changing information intents and patterns of knowledge construction;
3. Developing an Evidence-Based
Practice framework for school librarians.
He is Co-Director (with Professor Carol Kuhlthau) of the recently established
Center for International Scholarship in School Libraries (CISSL)
Dr.
Carol Gordon
http://people.bu.edu/cgordon
 Carol
Gordon has a long history of working in school libraries, and is presently
an Associate Professor at Boston University's School of Education and Head
of the Educational Resources Library; until 1998, she was Director of Library
and Information Services at Frankfurt International School.
Prior to becoming a school librarian, she taught English in New York City
and adult high school completion courses in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Carol's
book, "Information Literacy in Action" documents her years as a school
librarian and her collaborations with teachers in library instruction.
Carol writes the column, "Measuring Up" for Knowledge Quest and is the
author of several published articles. Read some of her many published articles:
http://people.bu.edu/cgordon/
Carol serves as member-at-large to the Executive Board of the American
Association for School Librarians and is a member of the Board of Directors
of the New England Educational Media Association.
 Craig
Wilson, Columnist, USA TODAY
Craig Wilson has been a feature writer at USA Today for 19
years; his "Final Word" column on Wednesdays
offers observations and musings on everyday life. Last year Random House
compiled 65 of the columns in "It's the Little Things: An Appreciation
of Life's Simple Pleasures" which is now in its third printing. He is a
graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communication at Syracuse
University and lives in Washington, D.C. Read one of his columns
in praise of librarians:
http://www.saoug.org.za/newsletter/2001/news56_01.htm#final
Della
Curtis
Coordinator, Office of Library Information
Services, Baltimore County Public Schools
http://www.bcpl.net/~dcurtis/biography2/dellabio.html
"School Library Renaissance in Baltimore
County: An
Open-and-Shut Case for Library Funding"
by Della Curtis
http://www.infotoday.com/MMSchools/nov00/curtis.htm
 Greg
Maguire http://www.gregorymaguire.com
Critically acclaimed Concord author Gregory Maguire will discuss his experiences
as a writer. Maguire writes best-selling fantasies, picture books,
science fiction and historical novels for children, adolescents, and adults.
Among his books are: Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, Wicked, Lost,
Six Haunted Hairdos, Five Alien Elves, Four Stupid Cupids and Crabby Cratchitt.
Maguire's first two novels are heading for television and Broadway. Confessions
of an Ugly Stepsister, an unusual take on the Cinderella story, will
air this fall on ABC's Wonderful World of Disney. Wicked, the life
story of the famous Wicked Witch of the West from The Wizard of Oz,
is being developed as a musical by Stephen Schwartz, the composer/lyricist
of Godspell and Pippin and will appear on Broadway in fall, 2003.
 Kathy
Schrock
Kathy needs no introduction! She is currently the Administrator for Technology
for the Nauset Public Schools on Cape Cod, MA. A large part of her job
is involved with infusing technology throughout the curriculum in all areas
and at all grade levels. Previously a library media specialist, she is
very interested in search strategies, evaluation of Internet information,
copyright issues, and use of the computer as a tool to support instruction.
Kathy has written numerous articles on technology and education and has
authored four books about the Internet -- Evaluating Internet Web Sites
: An Educator's Guide, Developing Web Pages for Educators, TeacherQuests
for Today's Teachers, Writing and Researching Using the Computer and one
entitled Microsoft Publisher for Every Day of the School Year. She also
recently compiled a book entitled The Technology Connection: Building a
Successful Library Media Program and is the editor of a new series of books
for Linworth Publishing.
Shelley
Glantz
Shelly is the Reviews Editor for Library Media Connection (Linworth
Publishing). She recently retired from the position of Coordinator
of Libraries & Information Technologies in Lexington (Massachusetts)
Public Schools. For MSLMA, Shelly chaired the Intellectual Freedom
committee, was a member of the conference committee and standards committee
member for the revision of standards in 1996, and served as Area Director
for Middlesex. IFor the MetroWest Region, Shelly served on the Metrowest
Executive Board, as well as several Metrowest committees. She has
been a Presenter at several conferences, including MSLMA, NECC, and AASL.
Shelly currently reviews for Booklist's Reference Books Bulletin, and Kliatt
and has also reviewed for SLJ in the past.
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